The prophet Elijah - on the run, exhausted, and ready to die - met an angel under the broom tree, and encountered God in the silence. More often than …
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Trinity Sunday’s Sermon: Whirling, Dancing, Writhing Around
That’s how Wisdom is “brought forth” by God in the beginning. Perichoresis, literally, “to dance around,” is how the Eastern Church describes the …
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Sunday’s Sermon: Amazed and Astonished
Etha, a longtime member of the congregation, used to say that the Bazaar (or was it the Spring Banquet?) was for “our amazement and amusement.” On …
Sunday’s Sermon: Give Thanks and Remember
Our earthly life unfolds wrapped in the power of God at work in Christ, who reigns over all at the right hand of Power in the heavenly places. So that …
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Sunday’s Sermon: A Place for Healing
In Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool… Many go there. It’s a place for healing, but a place with some obstacles. When Jesus reaches out to …
Sunday’s Sermon: Only a Little Longer
With not much time left in his earthly life, Jesus chooses the words with which to leave his friends. It turns out to be a new commandment: to love as …